Data and collection methods | Exposure variables |
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Questionnaires (self-reported) | History and current occupational exposures, personal history and habits (smoking, alcohol, tobacco smoking and drinking), as well as sedentary time, the age at which smoking began and the stages of change of readiness to quit smoking in current smokers, fuel status for home heating and cooking, Housing status, history of contact with animals, exposure to agricultural toxins, pesticides and detergents Medical history including pulmonary diseases, the history of asthma in childhood, respiratory symptoms, respiratory infections, chronic illnesses, drug use, family history of respiratory and pulmonary diseases, and questions about whether Have you ever had a doctor or other health care professionals diagnose one of the following conditions: Chronic bronchitis, emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis and sleep apnea Comorbidities: Cardiovascular disease (Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac Ischemia, Heart Failure, stroke), Hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, Metabolic syndrome, Dyslipidemia, Anxiety, Depression, Renal failure, Fatty liver, Musculoskeletal disorders, Pulmonary blood pressure, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Pulmonary cancer, Pulmonary fibrosis |
Clinical examination | Blood pressure, Heart rate, Electrocardiogram(EKG), Breathlessness on exertion |
Anthropometry indexes | Height, Weight, Waist/Hip/Wrist Circumference, Body Components (fat, water, muscle), Bioimpedance |
Blood samples | Fasting Blood Sugar, Serum Triglyceride, Total cholesterol, Low and High-Density Lipoprotein, Cholesterol |
Spirometry | Pre- and Post-bronchodilator for diagnosis of COPD |
COPD assessment test (CAT) | Only COPD and at-risk |
Routine data and BioBank | Link all variables to Shahrekord PERSIAN cohort Data Base. A biobank that has been designed to store blood, nail, hair and urine samples for future research studies. |